James Ramsden (industrialist)

For other people named James Ramsden, see James Ramsden (disambiguation).

Sir James Ramsden
The statue of Sir James Ramsden in Ramsden Square, Barrow-in-Furness

Sir James Ramsden (25 February 1822 – 19 October 1896) was a British mechanical engineer, industrialist, and civic leader, who played a dominant role in the development of the new town of Barrow-in-Furness, in the historic county of Lancashire. He served five successive terms as mayor on its first achieving municipal borough status, from 1867 onwards.[1][2]

  1. ^ Jones, Aidan C. J. (2004), "Ramsden, Sir James (1822–1896)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, retrieved 14 September 2013 ((subscription or UK public library membership required))
  2. ^ Kellett, Jack (1990), James Ramsden: Barrow's Man of Vision, Monksvale, ISBN 978-0-9516722-0-4